About Reel
Reel is building Europe's leading renewable energy platform, solving the biggest problem in today's energy markets: matching renewable supply with demand. Reel is creating a new category by combining renewable optimization and electricity supply.
Reel rethinks electricity from first principles to accelerate the shift to a carbon-free energy system.
Reel closes the gap between renewable producers and corporate consumers by enabling companies to move beyond ‘green claims’ and achieve verifiable carbon reductions.
Reel is positioned to capture a multi-billion-euro opportunity by solving the supply-demand mismatch between renewable producers and corporate consumers. By tackling this structural gap with a modern platform, Reel is building the commercial category leader in renewable electricity supply and asset monetization.
Join a mission-driven, cross-functional team of builders, operators, and climate experts working to create Europe’s leading platform for renewable energy.
Reel is backed by leading international investors, growing exponentially year-on-year, and expanding rapidly across Europe.
Role purpose
Germany is Reel's first and most important international market. Reel is live as an electricity trader for the first assets on the German market and is now building out the commercial and operational foundations for a full-scale market entry.
As a Business Development Student, you will be one of the first people working on Reel's German market entry. This is not a typical student job where you observe from the sidelines.
You will be directly involved in shaping Reel's go-to-market, testing commercial hypotheses, and helping build the operational backbone of Reel's German business. You will work closely with Lukas (Strategy & Business Development Manager) and the wider commercial team.
What your role will look like
Your mission is to help Reel find and validate the right go-to-market channels in Germany, while supporting the day-to-day operations that keep the German business running.
You can expect a mix of commercial outreach, market research, and operational support. No two weeks will look the same. Expect to:
Develop, test, and validate different go-to-market approaches. What works? What does not? Your outreach and conversations will directly inform Reel's German commercial strategy.
Support operational workstreams specific to the German market, including regulatory topics, partner coordination, and internal process building.
Research and map the German energy landscape: competitors, potential partners, industry associations, and relevant regulatory developments.
Prepare materials, briefings, and meeting notes for commercial conversations and partnership discussions.
This is a hands-on, high-autonomy role where you will learn by doing. If you want to understand how an energy company is built from scratch in a new market, this is the front-row seat.
What Reel looks for
Reel cares more about attitude than credentials. That said, the strongest candidates will bring several of the following:
Genuine interest in the energy transition and the German electricity market. Bonus if you have already had some exposure (internship, coursework, working student role) to energy, utilities, or renewables.
A proactive, figure-it-out mindset. You do not wait for instructions. If something needs doing, you find a way.
Comfort with outreach. You are not afraid to pick up the phone, send a LinkedIn message, or walk up to someone at a conference. This is not a sales role, but you should be someone who is comfortable reaching out to strangers and starting conversations.
Strong organizational skills. You will be juggling commercial topics, research, operations, and ad-hoc tasks. You need to keep things from falling through the cracks.
Fluent German and strong English.
Important: You are in your final bachelor year or a master’s student with at least one year left.
Preferably based in Copenhagen, but Reel is open to exploring remote-first arrangements.
Working at Reel
At Reel, Reel cares deeply about Reel's people. Reel offers a workplace that values initiative, ownership, and kindness, with ample room for personal and professional growth.
Reel believes great teams are built by welcoming people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences.
You will join a tight-knit team on an ambitious journey, where the impact of your role will be visible and recognisable on a daily basis.
Every colleague, from founders to student assistants, is in this together. Reel cherishes focus and autonomy just as much as teamwork and setting time aside for having fun together.
This includes Reel's monthly socials, bi-annual offsites, and daily coffee chats in Reel's bright and spacious office in central Copenhagen, 2 minutes from the metro.
What Reel offers
Compensation: Reel offers a compensation package with an above-average hourly salary.
Flexibility: Reel expects you to work around 20 hours/week, but Reel offers you the flexibility you need around exam periods.
Office: Reel has a vibrant office-first culture in Central Copenhagen with a flexible remote work policy.
Lunch: Enjoy a delicious lunch at the office every day and get your daily caffeine fix from Reel's espresso machine.
Socials: Reel hosts monthly social events and bi-annual offsites, where Reel's team has fun, unwinds, and nurtures Reel's strong team spirit.
Visa: Unfortunately, Reel is unable to support non-EU visas for this role.
Interested?
Reel is looking forward to hearing from you. Reel will review applications on an ongoing basis, so please do not hesitate to apply.
You can find more information about the interview process here.
Unsure if you should apply?
Research shows that men apply to jobs if they meet ~60% of criteria, but women and those in traditionally underrepresented groups tend to apply only if they check all the boxes.
If you think you have what it takes but do not meet every single point above, please still get in touch. Reel would love to chat and see if you could be a great fit!
Reel encourages all candidates, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, etc., to apply.
